The self-regulation model of illness (SRMI) proposes that individuals concurrently process health threats both cognitively and emotionally. Further each person's representation of illness influences the coping mechanism used and therefore the illness outcomes, such as anxiety and depression that are important to understand because of their impact on physical recovery. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between cognitive representations of illness (as measured by the illness perception questionnaire [IPQ]) and depression and anxiety (as measured by the Beck depression inventory [BDI-II] and the Spielberger state anxiety inventory [SSAI]). To date 44 subjects (22 men and 22 women) hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have completed the study. Preliminary analysis demonstrated a significant increase in both depression and anxiety with a more negative perception of illness ([depression R2=.365, R2change=.192, Fchange=6.661, p=.017] [anxiety R2=.471, R2change=.300, Fchange=12.491, p=.002]). In this sample of AMI patients there is a significant relationship between cognitive representations of illness and depression and anxiety in that patients who have a negative perception AMI are subsequently more anxious and depressed. Further research is needed to examine the impact on outcomes after AMI and what nursing interventions promote a more positive perception of AMI.

<table><tr><td colspan="2" class="item-title">Cognitive representation of illness after acute myocardial infarction</td></tr><tr class="item-sponsor"><td class="label">Conference Sponsor:</td><td class="value">Midwest Nursing Research Society</td></tr><tr class="item-year"><td class="label">Conference Year:</td><td class="value">2001</td></tr><tr class="item-author"><td class="label">Author:</td><td class="value">Cherrington, Candace</td></tr><tr class="item-institute"><td class="label">P.I. Institution Name:</td><td class="value">Wright State University</td></tr><tr class="item-author-title"><td class="label">Title:</td><td class="value">Assistant Professor</td></tr><tr class="item-address"><td class="label">Contact Address:</td><td class="value">College of Nursing &amp; Health, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, 101 University Hall, Dayton, OH, 45435, USA</td></tr><tr class="item-phone"><td class="label">Contact Telephone:</td><td class="value">937.775.3852</td></tr><tr class="item-email"><td class="label">Email:</td><td class="value">candace.cherrington@wright.edu</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="item-abstract">The self-regulation model of illness (SRMI) proposes that individuals concurrently process health threats both cognitively and emotionally. Further each person's representation of illness influences the coping mechanism used and therefore the illness outcomes, such as anxiety and depression that are important to understand because of their impact on physical recovery. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between cognitive representations of illness (as measured by the illness perception questionnaire [IPQ]) and depression and anxiety (as measured by the Beck depression inventory [BDI-II] and the Spielberger state anxiety inventory [SSAI]). To date 44 subjects (22 men and 22 women) hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have completed the study. Preliminary analysis demonstrated a significant increase in both depression and anxiety with a more negative perception of illness ([depression R2=.365, R2change=.192, Fchange=6.661, p=.017] [anxiety R2=.471, R2change=.300, Fchange=12.491, p=.002]). In this sample of AMI patients there is a significant relationship between cognitive representations of illness and depression and anxiety in that patients who have a negative perception AMI are subsequently more anxious and depressed. Further research is needed to examine the impact on outcomes after AMI and what nursing interventions promote a more positive perception of AMI.</td></tr></table>

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2011-10-17

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2011-10-26T23:08:29Z

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Midwest Nursing Research Society

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